John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:29
A wicked man hardeneth his face ,.... Against all corrections and reproofs of parents, masters, ministers, and others; he blushes not at sins committed, and is not ashamed of them, but glories in them: or, he "strengthens with his face" F12 העז בפניו "roborat vultu suo", Baynus; "in faciebus suis", Montanus. ; he puts an impudent face upon his words, and confirms them by his impudence; if he tells the most notorious lies, and says things the most shameful and scandalous, his... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:29
Here is, 1. The presumption and impudence of a wicked man: He hardens his face?brazens it, that he may not blush?steels it, that he may not tremble when he commits the greatest crimes; he bids defiance to the terrors of the law and the checks of his own conscience, the reproofs of the word and the rebukes of Providence; he will have his way and nothing shall hinder him, Isa. 57:17. 2. The caution and circumspection of a good man: As for the upright, he does not say, What would I do? What have... read more